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Arland Wayne Whitlock, 83
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Published: Jan 22, 2025, 2:37 AM

Mr. Arland Wayne Whitlock, 83, of Lenoir City, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. 

He is survived by his wife of six years, Debra Whitlock; son, Steve Whitlock (Bingshang); daughters, Beth Eno, Dorothy Rader (Jamie) and Dawn Taylor (John); grandchildren, Dani Randall (Jordan), Alex, Kyle and Luke Whitlock, Benjamin and Aubrey Taylor; and brother, Eugene Whitlock (Anita).

Preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Judah McAfee Whitlock; and wife of 44 years, Peggy Beal Whitlock. 

He was a former member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Knoxville and Spring City Baptist Church. Arland spent his career as a dam engineer with TVA in their reservoir operations division. 

Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5 - 7 p.m. EST in the Chapel of Evans Mortuary in Rockwood, Tenn. Arland will lie in state at Caney Branch Baptist Church in Morrison on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 - 11 a.m. CST. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. CST at Caney Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, (2063 Caney Branch Rd. Morrison). 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Arland’s memory to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tenn. Evans Mortuary is serving the family of Mr. Arland Wayne Whitlock.


Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 22, 2025
Thomas Norman Theiss, Sr., 77
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Published: Apr 2, 2025, 10:13 PM

Thomas Norman Theiss, Sr. was born May 24, 1947 and went home to be with Jesus on Friday afternoon, March 28, 2025. He was born and lived in Michigan for 45 years and then moved to McMinnville, Tennessee for the last 32 years.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick Donald and Caroline Filipowski Theiss; brother, Donald Theiss and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Eula Presley.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 51 years, Glenda Marie Presley Theiss; children, Susan (Mark) Long, Brandy Perez, Cindy Hale, Gwendolyn (Richard) Holt, Tammy Norma Theiss, and Tommy Norman Theiss, Jr.; grandchildren, Sean, Gabriel, Jaylen, Gavin, Tommy Ray, Hannah, and Diane; great-granddaughters, Lea and Luci; sisters, Cheryl (Butch) Galyon, Lorry Cantrell, Debra Prokoff; brother, Larry (Carolyn) Theiss; many sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Mr. Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, serving the Lord as well as playing games with the children, cooking and eating wild meat. He really enjoyed his church family at Peoples Pentecostal Church, where he faithfully attended.

Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Pentecostal Church with his pastor, Michael Hewell and Jay Young officiating and burial will follow in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., Monday 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Tuesday 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. al visitation at Peoples Pentecostal Church.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the Theiss family.